The Spartan Army - Couverture souple

Sekunda, Nicholas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1855326590 ISBN 13 : 9781855326590

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Although Sparta's early history is not clear, by the end of the 8th century most of the other cities of Lakedaimon had been reduced to subject status. The Lakedaimonians were the only full time army in ancient Greece and were thus truly an elite force. The institutions of the state and the system of education were organised with a view to creating superbly trained soldiers. Nick Sekunda examines this unique military machine in this book describing the organisational systems of the Spartan army through the Hellenistic period, how they were trained, the battles they fought, and the society that produced them.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Nicholas Sekunda was born in 1953. After studying Ancient History and Archaeology at Manchester University, he went on to take his Ph.D. in 1981. He has taken part in archaeological excavations in Poland, Iran and Greece, participated in a research project on ancient Persian warfare for the British institute of Persian Studies. He has published numerous books and academic articles, and is currently teaching at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology in Torun, Poland.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1855326590
• ISBN 13: 9781855326590
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Illustrateur: Hook Richard